Tag-stringing machine



H. L ROBERTS.

TAG STRINGING MACHINE.,

APPLICATION man MAY21, 191s.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

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TAG STRINGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2|. I9Is.

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ATTORNEY H. L. ROBERTS. TAG STRINGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZI, i918. 1,365,853. Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

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INVENTOR BY si ATTORNEY H. L. ROBERTS.

TAG STRINGING MACHINE.

APPLICATIGN FILED MAY 21. 1918.

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TAG STRINGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY2I. 1918.

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TAG STRINGING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, I9I.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 2I, I9I.

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INVENTOI? mum ATTORNEY H. L. ROBERTS.

TAG STRINGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2l, I9I8.

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lNvENToR BY WM ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT opium-3,-A

HORACE L. ROBERTS, OF BRO0KLYN, NEW YORK.

is a Specification.

rAGsTRiNGING MACHINE.

Application mea may 21," 191s. Serial N0.` 235,764.

To all whom t concern.

Be it known that I,.HoRAoE L. ROBERTS, acitizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of. Kings and Statebf New York, have invented certain new` and useful Improvements in Tag- Stringing Macliine's, of which the following This invention relates -uto a machine of novel construction for Stringing tags, by

supplying the tags with the conventional tie f strings that are threaded through the'eyes ofthe tags, and are then looped in s'uchja manner as .to become firmly attached thereto. i

The machine automaticallyperforms all the Stringing operations in ai quick and reliable manner, and is furthermore so constituted that it may be readily set for Stringing larger or smaller tagsand for supplying th'em withl correspondlngly larger or smaller tie strings. y

The invention comprises the various features of novelty more fully pointed'out in the specification .and appended claims.v

In lthe accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan of a tag Stringing Inachine'ernbodying myinventin; i

Fig. 2, a front elevation; Y Fig. 3 a cross section on line 3-3`Fig. 2; .Fig/1, a cross section on line 4.- 4 Fig. 2 ;v I Fig. 5, a horizontal section on line 5-5 "im 2;

Fig. 6, a plan of the looping mechanism; Fig. 7, a similar plan showing the parts in different position; V

Fig. 8a section through the spreaderand tension device; f

Fig. 9, a similar section showing the parts in different positions Fig. 10, is a section on line 10-,10 Fig.-11

Fig. 10, a' detail of the spreader; Fig. 11, a section on line ,11--11 Fig, 10;

Fig. 12, aplan view 'of the tension device';

Fig. l13,` a bottom view thereof;

Fig. 14, a -section on line-'14,14 12;

F ig. 15, a perspective `viewof the rocking member; Fig. y16, a section on line 16-16 Fig. 2;

thread carrier and cutter showing it opened; .Fig 18, a similar. viewshowing 'it closed; Fig. 19, an elevationof the thread holder and the thread carrier;

Fig. 20,. a rear elevationthereof, showing the loop-formlng arm;

Patented Fig. 21, a bottom carrier; i l

Fig. 422, a section on line 22-22 Fig. 19; Fig. 23', a section on line 23-23 Fig. 2; Fig. 24:, .a section on line 24E- 24 Fig. 2; Fig. 25, a section on line 25-25 Fi 2'; Fig. 26, 'a longitudinal section of t e bed plate; f Fig. 27 a front view and,v adjoining parts;

Fig. Fig. 29, a rear view yof the same; y

Fig. 30, av section on line 30e-30 Fig. 33; Fig. 31, a right hand face viewof the par'- tition and adjoining parts partly, broken away; i A

Fig. 32, a plan of the looper; Fig. 33,;avertical longitudinal section of a modification; Fig; 34 is a plan ofthe modification; Fig. 35 a perspective view of the tag strung.

view v:of lthe thread of the presser foot is furnished, with bearings 3, lin which is journaled, a longitudinallyextending 'cam shaft 4. This Shaft receives continuous rotary. movement from'a power' shaft 5 by gear wheels 6, 7 and serves to actuate all of the operative parts of lthe machine.

The tags 8 to .be'st'rung, are provided at one of their ends with eyes 9, `reinforced on both Sides by rings or patches 10. These tags are stacked up on table 2, near one end thereof in such a mannen that their eyed ends project forwardly (Fig. 4) yand that aa section @n `1in@ 2.8-2.8 Fig. a7; Y

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their longitudinal axis extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of table 2 (Fig. 1).V

That partof table 2 on which the tags are thus stacked, formsga magazine, by means of a rear gage 11, and a plurality 'of side gages 12,.t he` gages being rendered adjustab e, by means of slotted extensions 13, 14

and'set screws 15, 16,- so that in this way,

the Size of the magazine may be changed to accommodate'tags that difer in length and Width. l I f Owing to thesfact that the reinforced eyed j front ends of the stacked tags Will'be thicker 'l Fig. .17, a vplan view of ^the combined than their rear ends, the pile of tags will be fan-shaped in cross section Fig. 4) 'Means hereinafter referred to. These means comprise av spring blade 17 (Figs. 27-29) that extends vertically across the front ends of the tags, and thus constitutes th-e front of the magazine, the bottom of the spring bel 5 ing slightly raised of the table to form a clearance for the passage of the'tags. Blade 17 is affixed at its upper end to a plate 19 'which is in turn by screw 20 and angleI 4 this presser foot, may be` adjusted by means of a nut 24, engaging a spring 25, that'is coiled around screw 20, and bears against the presser foot'. Pins 18, on plate 19 lengage theupper edge of presserl foot 23, and serve to holdthe same squarely upon the table. Y

- as at 36 and furnished with a beveled rearJ The means for advancing successive bottom tags consist of a spring plunger 26, that extends axially of the magazine, and is affixed at its rear end to a reciprocal rack 27 while its front end is deflected normally slightly above the level of the table 2, so as to enga e the lower ring 10 of the bottom tag 8. ack 27 receives'its to and fro motion from shaft 4 by means of a c am 28 and cam lever 29, 'turning o'n countershaft 30, and provided with a toothed segment 31 engaging a; pinion 32. This pinion turnson a stub shaft 33, carrying a toothed segment 34 which Vengages rack 27, so that in -this way rotation of cam 28 will cause `a forward and backward stroke of ,rack 27 and consequently of spring plunger 26; In its retracted position, the spring plunger engages from `the rear, the ylowermost ring 10 of the bottom tag (Fig. 4). As'the plunger advances it .will push such bottom tag out Lof'the magazine underneath Anotched blade 17 andvpresser foot 23, delivering it a short distance in front of` the magazine. During' this movement, t e` plunger, owing to its resiliency, -as soon as it has cleared the spring'bl'ade and presser foot. 'When now, the plunger is retracted, it will again be gradually forced down by the lower end ofxthe spring blade, 'which will cause it to properly engage' the .patch of the vnow lwermost tag, the entire Astack having sagged slightly by thewithdrawal of the bottomtag.

That portion of table 2, upon which tag pushed by the, plunger (and which is 'located in front of the magazine) is pro- -vided with a pressure, platen 35, of a sizeto cover up the tag, said platen being weighted edge 37 (Fig. 4). s the tag is fed forward,

it'will thusbepushed underneaththe pressure platen, said platen rising to a slight nism will have a tendency to rise -derly manner from the fan-shaped stack and carried underneath the platen which holds themin a flat position upon table 2. From underneath this platen, the tags are successively pushed out by means of a slider, operating at right angles to plunger 26, and (with the embodiment shown) carrying the tags to the right of the platen. `Slider 40 is reciprocated from shaft 4, by a cam/11 and a'cam lever 42, mounted on upright rock shaft 43, which is encompassed by spring 44, that tends to hold lever 42 into engagement Vwith its cam. Shaft 43, carries an arm 45, lhaving' an elongated eyev 46, engaging a pin 47 of slider 40, so that in this way a rotation Yof the cam will cause a reciprocal movement of the slider. The latter is preferably so connected to its operative mechanism that the reach of its forward stroke may be adjusted, thus adapting the machine to feed wider or narrower tags. With the embodiment shown, this resultis obtained by mounting pin 47 on a plate 48, which may be adjustably fitted to slider 40 by clamp y screws 49, As the slider moves forward it will enter underneath platen 35 and push the tag from below the same sidewise along the table 2, the advancing tag pushing the tag next ahead, so that in this way, a coinplete line of tags is, moved along the table from left to right underneath partition 22, and pressure bars .139 hereinafter referred to', to beipresented to the Stringing mechaproper and to be ultimately discharged. This movement takes place in substantial parallelism with step 39 lso that the latter does not constitute an impediment to the movement of the tags in a line coaxial with the table. f'

f To the right of partition 22, there extends along table 2, a rockshaft 50 carried by bearings 51 and 52.

Upon bearing 52, there is mounted, a post 53, the lowereyed end of which encircles the L bearing, and is clamped thereto by set screws 54. Upon slacking thesel screws the post may be set at different inclinations to table 2, for a purpose hereinafter specified. To

the upper end of post 53 is pivoted at 55 a string 58. This string is delivered-from a spool, reel or other source of supply '(not shown) and passes through a guide 59 and l tions to which post 53 may be set) by the a tension device 60 prior to its receptionby the holder 56. The tension device conslsts .of a pair of converging resilient blades, said device as well las guide 59 being mounted on partition 22. This partition is to the left of holder 56, provided with an arched abutment 61, adapted to be engaged (at all inclinaheel of holder 56, so as to maintain the latter normally in a horizontal position. he end of string 58, which is threaded t rough and projects slightly below holder 56, is adapted to be grasped `by a string carrier which' is, so'constituted, as to Cdraw a short length of string through the holder, which length is thereupon further drawn out by a tlltable arm, hereinafter referred to, so as to, doublethe string and thus form an elongated U shaped loop. Besides drawing a short section of the string through the holder, the carrier assumes the additional function of cutting the string into the length required for one tag, as soon as said U `shaped loo has been full drawn out.

compassed by'a non-rotatable tubular sleevev 62 which sustains such end, of the shaft and is mounted-in bearing 51. This bearing is adapted to be tightened upon sleeve 62,5by a clamp screw 63, upon theslacking of which the sleeve may be turned upon shaft 5(4).

.Upon sleeve 62 reciprocates a second upright post 64, having a hub .65, that-encompasses sleeve 62, and is held thereto against independent rotation by a vkey 66,V and groove 67. e

40`- To the upper end of post 64, is rigidly secured one .jaw 68lof a combined string carrier and cutter, the other movable jaw 69 o'fwhi'ch ispivoted at 70. -Jaw 69 isheld in its closed position by a spring blade 71 engaging the tail thereof,^the tension of said blade, being Vadjustable .by a nut 72 threaded on a screw' 73, which carries4 a coiled spring 74, abutting against bla-de 71; Jaws 68, 69 are provided with up` wardly extendingheads or projections 75, and are beveled at their inner ends from top to bottom-as indicated at 76. From the innerface of movable jaw 69,-projects a beyl eled stop' adapted to enter a corresponding aperture of fixed j aw' 68, said stop 'assisting in preventing the slipping out of the string when the jaws are closed. A lguide pin 78 extending upwardly from jaw 68, prevents 7 the string from slipping over the jaw, while the loop is beingdrawn out. To the lower side of each jaw 68, 69l is aflixed a` cutting .'blade 79 said blades acting as shears, to

sever the string while the latter is grasped by the aws. Post 64 is reciprocated from a cam mounted on shaft 4, and engaged by he right hand end of rock shaft 5(), is'en-`v a cam lever 81 carried by a shaft 82 which is encompassedby a'spring 83, which serves to hold lever 81, against cam 80. 4The upper end of shaft 82 carries anarm ,84 the forked free end of which engages a circular groove 85 formed on hub 65, so that inthis way, a rotation of the cam,'will cause a-'re-` ciprocating movement of hub 65 and consequently of post 64.

Assumingpost 64 to be in vits retracted position, and a loop to have been drawn out (Fig. 2), the post is advanced toward the' left, so as \to .approachpost 53. When by' this movement the beveled headed jaws 68, 69 of the string carrier encounter the bev-l eled head 57 of the string holder, the latter will spread jaws 68, 69 (against action-of spring blade 71) sothat the free end'of the string which had been clamped between th jaws is released;l Upon-the further advance of the string carrier,.`the iipwardlyextendingy heads 75 of jaws 68, 6 9, will 'clear the depending head 5-7 of holder 56 (Fig 19) so that the jawsl will be again closed, by spring 71. This closing ofthe, jaws will cause their fblades 791t'o cut off the lengthpf, string that hadbeen previously drawnbut into a loop,

while the ne w'"`end of thegtlring vjust sev ered, willjjbecome ysimil aneosly clam ed .between .the jaws above"said-blades. W en now post 64 recede's, lieafdsfby coming into engagement with head 57 will tilt the latter on its pivot 55, the heads having inclined.

` innerfaces (Fig. 19) which cause this tilting movement to take place. After the car rier had cleared the holder, it is retracted still further, so as to draw out a new short length of string adapted `to, be engaged by i the loop forming arm now to be described.

ping ofthe string. Rock shaft 50 is 'intermittently operated from a cam 91 (Fig. 23)

engaged by a lever 92 rocking on counter shaftSO, and .connected by link 94 pivoted at 93 to a cranked sleeye 95 fast on shaft 50.

When the string carrier is in its most retracted position, arm 87 is swung upward and backward, so that its beveled lingers 88 will temporarily raise and thus pass in the rear f the short length of string which had been drawn out' by the carrier. When the arm is now swung forward andv downward,

`its fingerswill grasp and carry the string with it, and thus cause such a length of string to be reeled off and to be run through holder 56 as will go to form \a U shaped ioop, of a length determined by the sweep of the finger, and sulicient to strlng a single tag. After this loop has been formed, the

I substantially horizontal) position, the loop is engaged by an upright barbed needle 96 -which draws both Shanks of the loop through a tension device, and thence` carries the bight of the/ loop beneath table 2,

where' said loop is opened by a spreader. Needle 96 is set within a holder 97, to which a reciprocal .vertical movement is imparted by camv 98 andfanglelever 99 -turning on .g The double tension device above kreferred to, which is more fully illustratedpin Figs. 12-,15, is carried by a bracket 101 secured to partition 22, and located a distance above .table 2. turning kIt comprises a pair of jaws 102, 1 03 wardly from bracket' 101, a pin 105 of said bracket, that extends into a socket '106 of said jaws holding the latter against lateral displacement. The jaws are normally closed -upon each other, by means of a spring 107 coiled upon a screw 108 tapped into jaw '103 and engaged by a nut 109 by means of which the tension of the spring may be adjusted to regulate thegrip of the jaws. Jaw' 103 is provided on its inner face with a slot,'within which is accommodated a rocking memy ber 110 having a` blade 110a.which moves a .tubular 1needle passage.

freelyy in a cavity of the jaw, member being further provided or fulcrum 111 which is freeto turn in a corresponding groove of the aw. Opposite this rocking With a pair of inclined diverging faces 112,

the rocking which furnish the clearance necessary for a slight turning of the rocking member. The latter is provided with a pair of grooves 113, that, face correspondin grooves ,114 formed 0n the 'inner side o jaw 102 and constituting in conjunction therewith, a pair of split tubular ducts,1\through which the two. Shanks ofthe loop respectively pass.' Jaws 102 and rocking thermore provided with a` pair of opposed central grooves 115, 116 that form conjointl'y From jaw 102, there extends a projection 117 that rides over jaw 103, and prevents the corresponding string shank 'from lslipping sidewisefrom out between jaw 102 and rocking .member 110.- l v i The needle 96- in rising,-passes upwardly through grooves 115, 116 of the tension device and thence into groove 89 of arm 87, s0 as to hook the loop, which by said arm had been drawn'out and carried over jaws 102,V 103. The needle in descending will needle, the tag to on a pivot 104 that extends up- .with a pin member, jaw 103 is furnishedv member 110 are fur- I spreading unduly,

means 0f a beveled and the latter will strip the loop olf lingers 88, and pull the two Shanks of the loop partly through the Vtwol passages formed on opposite sides of `fulcrum 111, by the opposed grooves 113, 114.

I t will be seen `that if, owing to an imperfec tion of the strmg, one of its Shanks is somewhat thicker than the -other shank, member In this way, thetension on both Shanks of l the string will always be equal, notwithstanding diferences in their thicknesses, and thus both shanks will be held with equal force -to lthe tension device, during the spreading and loopingoperations hereinafter referred to. f Prior to the ascent of the such a position between table 2 and the tension device, that its eye 9 is coaxial with the needle 96 and with the needle passage 115, 116 of the ytension device. Thus as the needle descends with the loop it will not only draw the latter through the tension device, but also through the eye 9 of the tag, and thence such a distance below the table, as permits its engagement with the spreader. This spreader (Figs. 3 and10a) comprises a pair of jaws 118 pivoted at 119, to the recessed forward end of a sliding bar 120, movable beneath/ table 2, said rod receiving intermittentV reciprocating motion from caln 121, (Fig. 25) by lever 122 turning on shaft 30, and by a pivoted link 123. Rod 120, moves within a trough shaped depression of table 2, which is covered by a top plate 124, and lined by apair of uide plates 125. Jaws 118, are provided wit 1 fingers 126, and

Yare adapted to be opened by a spring 127 120, will, project jaws 118, s0 far beyond the guide plates 125, that the jaws will be free -to be gradually opened by-means of spring 127 and thus spread the loop and also carry it forward, the needle rising Sullibe strung had been fed to ciently to shed the string which isl being drawn for some distance through the tension I device, while the loop is thus spread; During this movement, the jaws will ride along edges 1,28, that prevent the same from one of said jaws, being near the termination of its outer movement broughtl into harmony with the other jaw by projection K129.

After the loop has been spread and advanced in the manner described, the Shanks of the loop will be drawn through the loop,

be tightened up to comthe ,tag and the tension device, beneath' which the hook isv free to swing. Beak 136 has an elon atedeye 137 which isslitted afs at 138 for t e passageof the string Shanks depending from the tension device. As the hook swlngs up these shanks `will pass lthroughsaid slit intfthe, eye 137, so as to be taken along by hook' during `its recedlng movement which now takes place.`

' 20 As the hook swings diiiitnward, the spreaders l move backward (andelose as the jaws reenter between guide Aplates 125) to release the loop which owing to the pull exerted by the hook upon the string, -will be caused to V gradually contract and thus ride over the 'top of the beak. As the hook continues to recede, it willy gradually `draw the .string Shanks fromthe tension device through the loop, the resistance offered by such device,

V duringsuch movement serving to tighten or contract the loop. When the hook has so far receded as todraw the free ends of the string out of the tension device and through the loop, the operation `of Stringing the tag is completed. n

AS alread described, the tags receive intermittent orward `movement along table 2, by means of sliderk40. Bythismovement the tags after clearing. pressure platen 35,

are pushedbelow a lpair of parallel guide rails 139 (Fig. 1) w ich are pressed down uponthe face of said tags-b springs 140,

7 so as to hold the tags tight y 7against the table and prevent them from overlapping.

To the right hand or deliveryl ends of rails 139, are connected by pivots 141, additional end rails 142 which are'held againstgthe table solely by their ownweight, so that here the pressure exerted upon the ta is somewhat relaxed for freev deliver here is provided at the deliver'yendo vthe machine, a chute 143, `which slopes 'downwardly toward the front,.and islfurnished with a conveyer belt 144, passing overV rolls 145.

One of these rolls receives intermittent ro- "tary movement by suitable mechanism, such I as cam f 146, link` 147, dog 148, and ratchet intermittent movement to the conveyer.

Afterv a certain `number `of ltags have dropped from table 2, upon the conveyer,

the latter is advanced, to carry a certain quantity ot piles through a given distance,4

and thus permit the operator to pack them ,65, in specified quantities.`

wheel 149, So as to impart acorresponding The operation of the machine'will beunderstood from the above, and 'may be briefly stated as follows l The tags are by plunger 26, carried beneath platen 19 from whence they are inter- 70 mlttently advanced along the machine table so that their eyes will`be coaxial with needle 96. Arm 87 swings down over the ten. sion device to carry the string in loop form to a point above saidtension device. The 75. needle' rises through the latter and through groove 89 of arm 87 to engage the loop, post 64 advances so that jaws 68, 69 release the end of the string, cut off the drawn out fpart of the string, and rip thevnew end of the string. Post 64 rece es, the arm 87 rises toengage a new ,section of the string, the needle 96 pulls ther string vso far through the tension device and tag, as to Vcause its loop to be opened up and pushed forward by ,the now advancing spreaders 118. Looper 130 moves up through the loop, grips the Shanks between the tension device and the tag, and then recedes to pully the p Shanks through the loop and simultaneously I tighten the latter. After a tag has thus been strung, it is fed alongthe 'tableunderneath rails 142 tothe conveyer belt, the string carried by the tag, being during `this Lmovement, turned out of the path of the looper by a delector 150.

In case it is desired to string smaller tags, in'which the ystring is also Shorter, the posts 53 and 64,'are turned downwardly in par l allelism to any extent desired, by unclamp- 1,00 ing post 53l from bearing 52, and unclamping sleeve 62 from bearing 51. During any position which the posts may be made to assume, the arched abutment 61 will also become engaged lby the heel of the string 'holder 56.

In Fig. 33, the 4machine is adapted for Stringing tags devoid of reinforcing rings. Y In this case, the plunger 26 and pressure plate 35 are omitted, and `the tags are 110 stacked in a magazine formed between slider 40 and ..partitionl22,' by lmeans of a removable frame 151.k The presser foot 23, is by screw 152 secured to partition 22, opposite slider 40, while a weight 1537is placed upon 115 the tags 154 stacked up in the magazine.

The motion of the sliderwill thus intermit-c Vtently'advance the tags along the table to be strung and delivered in' manner previously described. f

I claim: c 1. A ta Stringing machine comprising a string ho der, a reciprocal String carrier iadaptd to receive a string from Said holder,

a string cutting device, a member adapted to, draw said string out into an elongated loop, a tension device, a needle adapted to engage said loop and draw the same through said tension devicevand through a tag, a"l

spreader for opening the loop, and a loope.

65 shaft, a loop for drawing the ends of thestring out.of the tension device and through the loop.

2. A tag'stringing machine comprising a string holder, a reciprocal string carrier adapted `to receive a string from said holder, la string cutting device, a member adapted to draw said string out into an elongated loop, a tension device, a needle adapted to engage said loop and draw the same through 10 said tension device and through a tag, a

' spreader for opening said loop, and an oscillative. looper having anl apertured and slotted beak which is adapted to be projected -below the-tension device to engage the string and draw the ends thereof through the loop.

3.4 A tag Stringing machine comprising a v table, means for intermittently feeding tags v along the table, means for drawing out a sec tion' 'of string from a string-supply, means for drawing out said section into an elongated loop, means for applying a tension to .the loop, means for drawing the loop through saidtension-applying means, means for opening the loop, and means for drawing the ends of the string out of the tension appl ng means, through said loop and for simu taneously contracting the loop.

4. In a tag Stringing machine, a post,

means for tiltingly `mounting the post, a

string holder pivoted to the post, said holder having a heel, and an arched abutment adapted to engage said heel, during diierentadjustments of the. post. y v

5. In a tag Stringing machine, a first member, astring holder'pivoted thereto, assec-l ond slidable member, a pair of jaws carriedv by the second slidable member, and stringcutting means secured to the jaws.

6. In a tag Stringing machine, a iirst member, a string holder pivoted thereto, saidy holder having an apertured downwardly extending beveled head, a second slidable member, a pair of jaws carried by said second member, said jaws having upwardly extending beveled heads, that are adapted to op- `eratively engage the head of the string holder.

` `7. In a tag Stringing machine, a first member, a string holder pivoted thereto, said holder having an apertured downwardly eX- tending beveled head, a second slidablemember, a pair of jaws carried by said second member, said jaws having upwardly extending beveled heads that are adapted to oper- 5l`5 atively engage the head of the string holder,

and shearing blades secured to -the lower sides of said jaws.

8. In a tag Stringing machine, a shaft,la sleeve encompassing the same, a post having a hub that is slidable along the sleeve, a coinbined string carrier and cutter mounted on the post, and means for turning said sleeve together with said post on said'shaft.

9. In a. tag Stringing machine, a rock orming arm carried thereby, a

. non-rotatable sleeve encompassing the rock shaft, a post having a hub that is slidable along said sleeve, means for guiding the hub, and a combined string carrier and cutter mounted on the post.

10. In a tag Stringing machine, a rock shaft, a loop forming arm carried thereby, a

knon-rotatable sleeve encompassing the rock vand cutter, an oscillable loop-forming arm intermediate said holder and combined carrier and cutter, said arm being provlded at its free end with a pair ofbeveled fingers 'and with a groove between said fingers, and

with a barbed needle adapted to enter said groove. fr

13. In a tag Stringing machine, means for forming a loop havin a pair of shanks, a tension device, and a ulcrumed member on said tension device that is adapted to bear against said Shanks on opposite sides of its fulcrum.

14. In a tag Stringing machine, a tension device comprising a'member, a rocker encompassed thereby, a pair of strin ducts formed 'between said rocker and sai member, and a needle passage likewise formed between said rocker and said member.

15,. In a tag stringing machine, a tension device comprising a pair of jaws, one of said jaws being slotted, a rocker engaging the slotted jaw, a pair of string ducts formed between the rocker and the other jaw, and 'a needle passage likewise formed between said rocker and said-last named jaw.

16. In a tag Stringing machine, a tension device comprising a pair of pivoted jaws, a spring adapted to normally close said jaws, means for adjusting the tension of said spring, a rocker ivoted to one of said jaws, and a pair of string ducts and a needle passage formed betweenvsaid rocker and the ot er 'aw.

17. n a tag Stringing machine, a tension device having a rocker, an oscillable loopforming arm adapted to be projected over said device, and a needle adapted to be passed through the tension device, and to draw a doubled string from the arm through said device and past said rocker.

18. In a tag Stringing machine, a pair of pivoted spring controlled jaws, a pivoted llU ' guide for contractin said string-guides and a needle passage formed betweeny said rocker and onev of said jaws, an

oscillable loop-forming arm `adapted to be projected over said jaws, and a needle adapted to be passed through said passage, and draw a doubled string from the arm through said string guides.

19. -In a tag Stringing" machine, means for forming an elongated loop, a needle. adapted to engage said loop, and a spreader adapted to `open said loop, said spreader comprising a sliding member, a pair. of jaws pivoted thereto, means for opening the jaws upon the advance of the sliding member, and a traction of said mem er.

20. In a tag Stringing machine, means for forming an elongated loop, a tension device,

a needle adaptedto drawthe shanks'of said' loop through said tension device, and an o`scillable hook adapted to begprojected beneath said tension device, said hook having a slitted eye adapted to engage said Shanks.

21. In a tag Stringing machine, means for looping a string, me'ans for cutting the string, a tension device, means for drawing the string through said tension device and jaws upon the rethrough a tag, means for passing the ends of the string through the loop and for simultaneously contracting the loop.

22. -In va machine of the character described, in combination, a string guide and a string gripper, one having movement toward and from the other, a member movable between the above mentioned members to draw out into an elongated loop a string held fast by said string gripper and passing through said string guide, and means to secure the loop to a card.

23. In a machine of scribed, in combination, a work table, a string guide and a string gripper adjustable toward and from the `work table, a member movable between the guide and gripper and toward and1 from the work table, to draw a length of ystring into an elongated loop, and means to secure said loop to a card on'the .work table.

24. In a machine of the character described, in combination, means for drawing a loop of string through a-card, and a tensaid tension device being sel-adjustingto ,apply the same tension to both shanks.

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